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Today, Qatar Airways is one of the world’s most revered passenger-carrying airlines. The Doha-based carrier’s present long-haul fleet consists of aircraft from both Airbus (A350 and A380) and Boeing (777 and 787). However, did you know that it also used to operate a handful of Boeing 747s? Let’s take a closer look at the Queen of the Skies’ time with Qatar Airways.
One of Qatar Airways’ three 747s at Gatwick in 1996. Photo: Torsten Maiwald via Wikimedia Commons
Where did they come from?
According to Planespotters.net, Qatar Airways has flown a total of three passenger-configured 747s. All of these aircraft arrived at the carrier second-hand in the middle of the 1990s. The first arrival was a Boeing 747-100SR (A7-ABK), which arrived on June 12th, 1995.
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